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DeAngelo Tyson was selected by the Ravens in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
College Honors
- Freshman All-Southeastern Conference by the coaches (2008)
College Career
- Appeared in 50 games (23 starts) during his career at Georgia, totaling 79 tackles (27 solo), 3 sacks (-20 yards), 8.5 TFL (-39 yards), 1 FF, 1 PD and 23 QB pressures
2011: (11/11) Recorded 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.5 TFL and 1 PD...Finished fourth on the team with 11 QB pressures...Was a recipient of the team’s Coaches Leadership Award for defense...Selected to the preseason All-SEC second team by the league’s coaches.
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DeAngelo Tyson was selected by the Ravens in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
College Honors
- Freshman All-Southeastern Conference by the coaches (2008)
College Career
- Appeared in 50 games (23 starts) during his career at Georgia, totaling 79 tackles (27 solo), 3 sacks (-20 yards), 8.5 TFL (-39 yards), 1 FF, 1 PD and 23 QB pressures
2011: (11/11) Recorded 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.5 TFL and 1 PD...Finished fourth on the team with 11 QB pressures...Was a recipient of the team’s Coaches Leadership Award for defense...Selected to the preseason All-SEC second team by the league’s coaches.
- Started at DE and totaled a season-high 4 tackles in the opener vs. No. 5 Boise State
- Registered 3-tackle performances against New Mexico State, Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and No. 12 South Carolina
- Recorded 3 tackles (all solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack (-8 yards) and 2 QB pressures in Georgia’s 24-20 victory over rival Florida
2010: (13/12) Had a breakout junior season in which he posted 36 tackles (9 solo), 1.5 sacks, 4.0 TFL and 1 FF...Part of a defense that held opponents to 3.7 yards per rush and had 24 sacks on the year
- In the Bulldogs’ 44-31 win at Kentucky, he registered 6 tackles, 1 sack and 1 FF
- Led Georgia with a career-high 16 tackles (12 solo) and 1 TFL vs. in-state rival Georgia Tech
2009: (13/0) Part of a team that went 8-5 on the season, helping the Bulldogs to a victory over Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl...Recorded 12 tackles (2 solo) on the season
- Had a season-high 4 tackles in the team’s 30-24 victory at No. 12 Georgia Tech
2008: (13/0) Named to the All-SEC Freshman team by the coaches following his initial college season in which he totaled 11 tackles (5 solo) and 1.0 TFL...Also posted 5 QB pressures
- Registered 2-tackle performances against No. 11 LSU, Central Michigan and Georgia Southern
High School, Personal
Prepped at Statesboro (GA) HS ...Compiled 54 tackles and 9 sacks as a senior in 2007...Named to USA Today’s All-USA First-Team Defense squad and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2007 Class AAAA All-State first team...Honored as a U.S. Army All-American...Selected to the 2008 SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America and All-Dixie teams...Selected as a 2008 Rivals.com Rivals100 (45) and made their DT rankings in: Quickest (1), Best Athlete (1) and Best Pass Rusher (1)...Member of Scout.com’s Top 100 (No. 44)...Chosen as No. 45 in ESPN.com’s Top 150 list...Majored in housing at Georgia.
